According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson B series of acoustic guitars was the successor to the LG series phased out in the early to mid-1960s. Generally speaking, the B-15 replaced the LG-0, the B-20...

I have been encouraged to list my entire current inventory of guitars, even though it is constantly changing and I have not yet taken pictures or written full descriptions of many of them. As you can see, I generally...

This wonderful Guild 12-string F-312 guitar was made in the Westerly, R.I. plant in 1972, judging from its serial number (65806) and the Guild website. It features a full jumbo body based on the F-47 design and was...

The Guild F-512 was originally made in the Westerly, R.I., plant, at first as a special order model to supplement the slightly smaller F-312 and then standardized as a response to Gibson’s super jumbo guitars; it is...

The Gibson L-1 was first introduced in 1902 as an archtop round soundhole guitar. It had a single bound top and back, a single bound round soundhole with two rope pattern wood rings, an ebony fingerboard with dot...

The Gibson J-45 is—despite Martin’s claim—America’s guitar, the signature instrument of the serious player in jams, gigs, hoedowns, hootenannies, parties, and front porches since the 1940’s. The original J-45 has a...

I have been encouraged to list my entire current inventory of guitars, even though it is constantly changing and I have not yet taken pictures or written full descriptions of many of them. As you can see, I generally...

The Gibson J-160E is probably the most recognizable acoustic-electric guitar in history since John Lennon adopted it as his signature instrument in the early 1960s. While the specs changed constantly over its 25-year...

I have been encouraged to list my entire current inventory of guitars, even though it is constantly changing and I have not yet taken pictures or written full descriptions of many of them. As you can see, I generally...

I have been encouraged to list my entire current inventory of guitars, even though it is constantly changing and I have not yet taken pictures or written full descriptions of many of them. As you can see, I generally...

Note: This is a historically great guitar—with a flaw. Please read the description to the end. There were apparently only 308 D-60s built between 1987-1990 (only two were released in 1990). The 1987 price list for Guild...

Many companies sprang up in Japan and other Asian countries starting in the late '60s making quality copies of popular American guitars for the folk/rock music market of the time, frequently the same models under a...

Gibson introduced the LG-2 in 1942 as a kind of junior partner to the famous J-45, with the same solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and neck (with some exceptions because of wartime shortages). It had full body...

The Gibson J-50 Deluxe is essentially the same as the J-45 Deluxe except the natural finish replaces the J-45’s sunburst finish. Like the J-45, it has a jumbo body with a solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and...

This 1999 Larrivee C-10E Rosewood Deluxe is a highly appointed gloss finish guitar from the studio of Jean Larrivee, one of the early pioneers of custom guitar-making, and like all modern Larrivee guitars it is...

The Gibson Heritage dreadnought was manufactured at the famed Kalamazoo plant from 1965-1982, significantly featuring spectacular Brazilian rosewood backs and sides on the 1965-1967 models. In many respects, the...

I have been encouraged to list my entire current inventory of guitars, even though it is constantly changing and I have not yet taken pictures or written full descriptions of many of them. As you can see, I generally...

The Gibson J-50 Deluxe is essentially the same as the J-45 Deluxe except the natural finish replaces the J-45’s sunburst finish. Like the J-45, it has a jumbo body with a solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and...

Gibson introduced the LG-2 in August of 1942 as a kind of junior partner to the famous J-45, with the same solid spruce x-braced top and mahogany back, sides, and neck. It had full body binding, a simple one-stripe...

The Epiphone “Texan” FT-79 is the successor to the brand's acclaimed '40s flattops. Right after Gibson bought Epiphone in 1957, the company redesigned those '40s flattops to incorporate some of the design elements of...